San Jac women advance as Pearland’s Lejune contributes eight assists

Published 8:49 am, Thursday, March 5, 2015

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Freshman forward Kaelynn Wilson jostles for rebound position in San Jacinto College’s Region XIV tournament win against Angelina College on Wednesday. Photo credit: Rob Vanya, San Jacinto College marketing, public relations, and government affairs department. less

Freshman forward Kaelynn Wilson jostles for rebound position in San Jacinto College’s Region XIV tournament win against Angelina College on Wednesday. Photo credit: Rob Vanya, San Jacinto College marketing, ... more

San Jac women advance as Pearland’s Lejune contributes eight assists

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JACKSONVILLE, Texas - The San Jacinto College women’s basketball team hung on for a 66-63 thrilling win over Angelina College in the opening round of the Region XIV tournament, played on Wednesday, March 4 at the Jacksonville Independent School District gym in Jacksonville, Texas.

With the win, San Jac (23-8) advances to face top seeded Trinity Valley Community College in the semifinal round, to be played Friday, March 6 at 1 p.m.

Head coach Brenita Jackson was proud of the hard-fought “team win” over Angelina. “We split with Angelina during the regular season, and they have a very good team that plays aggressive, so I knew it might be a close game,” Jackson commented. “In a way it was good for us to get tested in the first game to find out what we are made of, because we will need to be tough against Trinity Valley.”

San Jacinto College lost both games they played against Trinity Valley College during the regular season.

The 2015 Region XIV tournament runs through Saturday, March 7. The tournament winner advances to the NJCAA national championship March 16-21 in Salina, Kansas.

For more information, including a complete schedule of Region XIV tournament games, visit the Jacksonville College website. For more information about the San Jacinto College women’s basketball program, please visit sanjacsports.com.